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Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention Newsletter: January Issue, January 31, 2020
“When Your Child Does Something That Embarrasses You (Or You Do Something That Embarrasses Your Child)” Ann Douglas, January 5, 2020
“West Island SNAP program in desperate need of funding” Montreal Gazette, November 6, 2019
“West Island Community Organization fighting to save vital program” Global News, October 31, 2019
“Family Resource Centre in Pierrefonds ‘desperate’ for donations as federal funding ends” CBC News, October 29, 2019
“SNAP Closure? Family Resource Centre in peril after funding cut” CTV News, September 28, 2019
“Using Data to Address Children’s Mental Health of the “Forgotten Group” Indiana Philanthropy Alliance, September 22, 2019
“Trevor Hancock: The price of society’s neglect of kids”, Times Colonist, September 15, 2019
“Jacksonville’s LandSouth Construction fills 400 backpacks for Youth Crisis Centre”, The Florida Times-Union: jacksonville.com, August 1, 2019
“Grade 1 Letters”, CBC Metro Morning, June 26, 2019
“Inclusion Support Team trying different strategies to engage students” Tri-City News, May 20, 2019
“SNAP – STOP NOW AND PLAN” Giv’er Miramichi, April 16, 2019
“Award-Winning Counseling Program Positively Impacts Children and Families in Orange County” Orange County Government Florida, December 12, 2018
“Why tweens have explosive bursts of anger—and how to handle it”, Today’s Parent, November 8, 2018
“Behavior program expands into school setting”, Cayman Compass, October 25, 2018
“SNAP training upskills Cayman Islands teachers to support students” iNEWS, October 24, 2018
“Training is a SNAP for local educators” CNS Local Life, October 23, 2018
“Shuswap Family Resource and Referral Society celebrates 30 years in new digs” Eagle Valley News, October 12, 2018
“Program aims to help at-risk kids keep calm, move on” CBC Ottawa, September 13, 2018
“Le gouvernement ontarien aidera les jeunes marginalisés d’Ottawa” CBC Radio-Canada, September 11, 2018
“Province funds SNAP program aimed at ‘at-risk’ youth in Ottawa” Edmonton Sun, September 11, 2018
“Ontario government, city of Ottawa announce collaboration on SNAP program” Global News, September 11, 2018
“News Release: Ontario Helping At-Risk Children and Families in Ottawa” Government of Ontario, September 11, 2018
“SNAP program helps at-risk kids before they get into trouble” Pensacola News Journal, August 18, 2018
“In the wake of Danforth shooting, experts urge caution in linking mental health and violence” Toronto Star, July 25, 2018
“Activist calls for proactive approach to crime” Cayman News Service, July 19, 2018
“SNAP targets behavior, works with families to curb juvenile arrests,” Orlando Sentinel, September 5, 2017
“Program to address behavioral problems,” Cayman Compass, June 8, 2017
“Children’s mental health program to expand in Atlantic Canada” Global News, April 4, 2017
“Canadian foundation donates $12-million to support Indigenous people” The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2017
“You can build up self-control to avoid impulsive behaviors that lead to bad outcomes,” Dallas News, January 27, 2017
“Jacksonville’s Youth Crisis Center adds pilot program for troubled kids” – Florida Times-Union, June 19, 2016
“How schools are working with their communities to change behaviours” – Macleans, March 8, 2016
“Ontario investing $1.1 Million for at-risk youth in Thunder Bay” – Tbnewswatch.com, March 2, 2016
“Department of Juvenile Justice pilots Orange County program to help at-risk youth” – WFTV News, March 2, 2016
News release: Ontario Investing $53.5 Million in Non-Profit Organizations, Government of Ontario, January 6, 2016
“SNAP program for troubled children gets cash boost” – Toronto Star, Oct 5 2015
“Does your child have behaviour problems? Free workshops to help being offered in West Island” – Montreal Gazette, Aug 25 2015
News release: Ontario’s Enhanced Youth Action Plan – Ministry of Children and Youth Services, June 26 2015
“SNAP gives kids with behaviour issues a chance at summer camp” – Toronto Star, June 21 2015
“What kind of parent calls the police on their child?” – Toronto Star, Mar 6 2015
“Program helps Alliston boy manage anxiety” – Alliston Herald, May 6 2014

News Releases

2022

July 6, 2022 – Camp Wimodausis Celebrates 40 Years of Connecting Children With Critical Mental Health Tools

2021

April 7, 2021 – It’s better than ice cream – Camp Wimodausis Virtual delivers cool thoughts and fun summer activities for children experiencing increasing mental health challenges

2020

October 29, 2020 – SNAP, Canada’s Evidence-based children’s mental health program, celebrates 35th anniversary

2019

September 16, 2019 – CDI presents youth crime-reducing app at Design Exchange opening September 20

2017

November 29, 2017 – Co-founder/developer of Children Mental Health’s Acclaimed SNAP® Intervention Program Receives ‘CAMH Difference Maker Award’

2016

March 11, 2016 – Award-winning children’s mental health program to reach more communities through Ontario Trillium Foundation grant

Research Studies

For more information about specific research studies, please see the SNAP Boys and SNAP Girls Research Summary Charts.

Annual Reports

Annual Reports from Child Development Institute

Newsletters

SNAP® Shot (SNAP Affiliate newsletter)

FYI CDI (Child Development Institute newsletter)

Resource Guide

*NEW* We have launched a SNAP Resource Guide for parents. To view the document, click here (PDF).

Booklets

Media Contact

Camila Pereira
Senior Manager, Development and Communications
416-603-1827, ext. 2220
cpereira@childdevelop.ca

“Our family has benefitted from SNAP. I think that many other children in the classroom have also benefited from the program's impulse control and anger management strategies.”

Parent of a SNAP for Schools participant